Thread-guide support for spinning or twisting frames.



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A. 1:. A a THREAD GUIDE SUPPORT FOR SPINNING- OR I II A P P L I C A T I0 L E D 0 0'1. 000000 8.- 904,493. Patented Nov. 17, 1908 mm mums.

A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN T. MEATS, OF TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS; ANNE ELIZABETH MEATS AND JAMESE. GREENSMITH, EXECUTORS OF SAID JOHN T. MEATS, DECEASED, ASSIGNORS TOMASON MACHINE WORKS, OF TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OFMASSACHUSETTS.

THBEAD-GUIDE SUPPORT FOR SPINNING OR TWISTING FRAMES;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. '17, 1908.

Application filed October 20,1906. Serial No. 889,777.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN T. MEATS, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Taunton, county of Bristol, State of Massachusetts, haveinvented an Improvement in Y Thread-Guide Supports for Spinning orTwisting Frames, of which the following i supporting means therefor.

In the practical embodiment of my invention hereinafter fully describedin the specification and particularly pointed out in the followingclaims, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, thethreadguide support is made wholly of metal, and certain features of myinvention have been more particularly designed to meet the demand forfine and accurate adjustment, in all directions, of the thread-guide.

Heretofore, in the case of the old wooden thread board, so called, thethread guide screwed into the wood and adjustment was obtainable only toa limited extent, and that in one direction, while in the case of the.30

metallic threadguide supports now made adjustment of the guide can behad in two directions only. In my present invention I have made thethread-guide adjustable laterally, fore and aft, and -radially,'thelatter adjustment being very valuable, particularly in fine Work, in thecase of thread-guides which have depending kink-arresters, and so far asI am aware this adjustment is not obtainable with the guide-supportingdevices as now made.

In the practical embodiment .of my invention selected by me forillustration and explanation herein, Figure 1 of the drawing is asideelevation of the threadguide and support therefor, partly broken out,the Died-part of the frame on which the support is mounted being shownin section, and

I have shown in dotted lines two positions of some of the parts; Fig. 2is a front. elevationof one of the brackets by which the finger-headrail or support is connected with its hinges; Fig. 3 is a top plan Viewof the bracket; Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the metallic finger-headforming a part of my invention; Fig. 5 is a top plan viewthereof; Fig. 6is a top plan. view of the hinge member connecting the finger-head andthe finger-head rail, and Fig. 7 is a front ele-' vatlon thereof; Fig. 8is a perspective View of one of the rad-sustaining hinges.

Referring to Fig. 1 a fixed portion of the cured to the roller-beam byscrew-bolts 2,

Fig. 1, extended through slots S in the leaves 4 of the hinges, so thatthe latter may be adjusted vertically. The shorter free leaves 5 of thesaid hinges are secured by suitable fastenings 6 to the bodies 7 ofmetallic brackets, shown. separately in Figs. 2 and 3, one of suchbrackets being secured to each of the hinges.

Herein I have shown each bracket body as provided with three forwardextensions or bosses 8 perforated at 9 to receive screw studs or othersuitable fastenings 10, by which the brackets are rigidly attached tothe web of the finger-head rail 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. 1 Saidrail. is thus pivotally connected or hinged to th roller-beam A,

and can be swung up into dotted line position at 1* for dot-ling. V Inorder to maintain the rail in its operative horizontal position I haveformed each bracket with a depend-ing and rearwardly turned extension 11ada ted'to-bear against the fixed leaf 4 of its ad acent hinge,

' (as in full lines Fig. lithe extension serv-Q ing as a stop to limitdescend-ing movement ofthe rail and maintain .it in its operative P iThe thread-guides are mounted on finger heads, one for each, and-aseries of such finger-heads are pivotally connected with the Inaccordance with my present invention I make the 'j finger-headofsheet-metal,"

so made is side edges of the portion 13 toward the back.v of thefinger-head and decreasing in depth,

so that the stiffening portions are substantially triangular in shape.The finger-head light, strong and durable, and presents no portions forthe collection of lint, fly, etc.

in its operative position,

rail, cooperating with all the finger-heads thereon, or. a separate pinmay be used for' At the rear edge the finger-head is'bent or rolledover, to form a tubular hirige-riiln 3 socket 16, see dotted lines Fig.5, centra located with relation to the sides of the finger-head and ofsuehlength that a clearance is left at each end, for a purpose to bedescribed. I 1

I connect the finger-headsand rail by sheet-metal hinge members, shownseparately in Figs. 6 and 7 each member having a flat body 17'reai'wardly turned at its lower edge to form a guide foot 18, whichprojects beneath' the edge of the flange of the rail 1, the body beingattachedto the face of the flange by suitable screws 19, Fig. 1.

The central portion of the body is slitted downward'from its upper edgeand the in-.

tervening portion of the metal is bent for ward and upward, as at 20,.toformv a stop or support for the finger-head, to retain it as shown infull lines Fig. 1. At each side of the stop 20 the metal of the body '17is bent or'rolled over to form twopin sockets 21 in alinement, andseparated .by a distance slightly reater ,than the length of the socket16 on the finger-head, so that the latter socket will fit 40 easily inthe vacant space.

A hinge-pin 22 passed through thesockets pivotally connects thefinger-head and hinge member, and through the latter the fingerhead isconnected with the rail 1,

The pin 22' may extend the length'of the eachhead, as desired or foundmost convenient.

' The operative position of the rail and finger heads is shown in fulllines Fig. 1, and-when the rail is swung up for dofiing all thefinger-heads will be swung up. in unison,

- but any one of the finger-heads can be swung upward onv the pin 22 asa fulcrum,

as shown by dotted lines at 12*, Fig. 1.

I have herein shown the thread-guide as a piece of stout wire bent toform a guide-eye 23. a depending kink-arrester '24:, and an elongated,straight, cylindrical shank 25, screw-threaded for a portion of itslength,

the shank being of suchdiameter that it will pass loosely through theslot 14 of the finger head" Two clarrrping-nuts 26 are employed to holdthe thread-guide longitudinally of the frai construction..-

. in adjusted position thereon;

. portion the thread-guide securely and rigidly in position, said nutsengaging the threaded portion of the shank and being set up against theopposite faces of the depending portion 13 of the finger-head, as shownin Fig. 1.

By loosening one of the nuts the shank can be moved'laterally in theslot to adjust a and'when the nuts are again set up the guide is rigidlyclamped in such adjusted position. -By setting up one nut and easing offthe other the guide is adjusted in a fore and aft direction, orlongitudinally of its shank, and of course there can be a'combinationofsuch adjustment withthe'lateral adjustment described.

If a radial or angular adjustment is re quired the thread-guide isturned on its shank as a center in oneor the other direction, to giveany desired angle or position to the eye and the kink-arrester, the nutswhen set up holding the adjustment,

Any or all of the adjustments of the A thread-guide can be madevery.'finelyor ac? curately, and all adjustments are held by the commonclamping means. v 1 j The nuts 26 are herein shown as made deep by boredat 28 (see full and dotted-lines Fig. 1) the counterbored portionsinclosing the threaded part of the guide shank and preventing theaccumulation of fly thereupon.

As will be manifest the entire structure of thethread-guidesupport ismade of metal, and is light, strong durable and of simple Variouschanges skilled, in the art in different details of; my

invention without departing from thespirit and scope thereof.

Having fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent ;is

extensions 27 which are counter-' on t may be made by those-- :1. In adevice of the class described, a"

sheet-metal finger-head having downturned ,integral side and 'frontportions, the front portion having an elongated lateral slot,-

combined with a thread-guide having a cy-- lindrical shank ada ted toextend loosely" through the slot an 'bodily adjustable lat- P l to e sotted portion and in and out with relation to'the finger-h d, d:

meansto engage directly the shank and opposite faces of the slottedfront portion of the finger-head, to clamp the thread-guide 2. In adevice of the class described, a sheet-metal finger-head havingdownturn'ed integral side and front portions, the front portion havingan elongated lateral slot, combined with a thread-guide having anelongated cylindrical shank'threaded fora loosely of its length andadapted to extend through the slot, to be} adjusted threaded portion onopposite sides of the slotted portion of the finger-head andcounterbored to inclose thethreads on the shank, the nuts rigidlysecuring the thread-guide in adjusted JOSltIOIl on the finger-head andat right angles to the slotted portion thereof.

3. In a device of the class described, a finger-head, athread-guidecarried thereby anc adjustable angularly, laterally and fore and aftwith relation thereto, and means to secure the thread-guide in adjustedposition, said securing means being common to all of the specifiedadjustments.

4:. In a device of the class described, a finger-head, a thread-guidecarried thereby and adjustable angularly and laterally with relationthereto, the laterally adjusted'positions of the thread-guide beinginparallelism to each other, and means to secure the thread-guide inadjusted position.

5. In a device of the class described, a sheet-metal finger-head havinga downturncd front portion provided with a lateral slot, athread-guide*having a cylindrical shank extended through the slot atright angles to the slotted portion, said shank being longitudinally,laterally and angularly adjustable in the slot, and means to engage theslotted portion of the finger-head and cl amp the shank thereto inadjusted position. 6. In a device of the class described, a sheet metalfinger-head having a downturned front portion provided with an elongatedaperture, a thread-guide having a threaded cylindrical shank looselyextended through the a erture, and laterally movable therein, andclamping nuts on the threaded portion of the shank to bear against theopposite faces of the apertured portion of the finger-head, to clampsuch portion between them and secure the thread-guide in adjustedposition thereon. v i 7. In a device of the class described, a sheet-metal finger-head having a downturned front portion provided with anaperture, a thread guide. having a threaded shank loosely extendedthrough the aperture, and clamping nuts on the threaded por tion of theshank to bear against the opposite faces of the apertured portion of thefingerhead, to secure the thread-guide in adjusted position thereon, thenuts having tubular extensions to cover the thread of the shank andprevent the accumulation of foreign matter thereon.

8. In a device of the class described, a

sheet-metal finger-head having a downturned front portion provided withan elongated aperture, a thread-guide having a cylindrical shankextended loosely through and laterally movable in the aperture, andmeans to clamp the shank in adjusted position on and to directly engagethe apertured portion of the finger-head.

9. In a device of the class'described, a

sheet-metal finger-head having an integral downturned front portionprovided with an elongated transverse, slot, a thread-guide having ashank adapted to extenddoosely through the slot 'and bodily ad ustabletherein; laterally of the finger-head, and means to engage the slottedportion and clamp the thread-guide in adjusted position on thefinger-head. Y

10. A sheet-metal finger-head having an integral downturned frontportionprovi ed with an aperture, and stiffening portions-extendingrearwardlyfrom the side edges of said apertured portion and decreasingin depth toward the back of the finger-head, a thread guide having ashank extended through the aperture, and clamping nuts on the shank andadapted to bear" upon opposite faces of the depending apertured frontportion of the finger-head.

11. A finger-head made of sheet-metal bent to present a flattop portion,a deep depending front portion, and triangular down turned stiffeningportions extending rearwardly from the side edges of the front portion,a thread-guide, and means to wholly support and secure it rigidly on thedown turnedfront portion of the fiiiger-head.

12. In a thread-guide support for spinning or twisting frames, an\-shaped, metallic finger-head rail, pivotally supported at its rearedge, a hinge having pin sockets at its upper end and a rearwardlyturned foot, secured to the depending flange of the rail, the foot ofthe hinge 'passin'g under the ange, a finger-head having a pin socketadapted to enter between the pin sockets of the hinge, to receivethehinge-pin andpivotally connect the finger-head and hinge, and a stopon one cooperate with the other of said members and support thefinger-head in operative position.

13. In a thread-guide support for spinning or twisting frames, anI-shaped, metallic fin er-head rail, fixedly mounted hinges, brac {etsrigidly secured to the web of the rail and to the movable leaves of thehinges, to connect the'rail and hinges, a depending extension on eachbracket to engage a fixed part of the frame and sustain the rail inhorizontal position, a plurality of finger-heads pivotally connectedwith the flange of the rail, and stops to maintain the finger-headsinoperative position with relation to the rail. v

' 14. In a thread-guide support for spinning or twisting frames, an-l-shapeol, metallic finger-head rail, a plurality of brackets rigidlyattached to the under side i of the Web of the rail, rail-supportinghinges having their movable leaves secured to the brackets at rightangles to the Web of the rail, a depending, rearward-1y turned extensionon each bracket to bear against a fixed part of the frame and supportthe rail veil.

in horizontal position, and finger-heads 21 depending, rearwardly turnedextension pivdtally connected with the flange of the Em feec'ih bracketto bear against the vfixed a thread-guide support for spinthe milinhorizontal position. t hing or twisting frames, an "l-shaped, In tstlmeny whereof, I' have signed mymetallic finger-head mil, a pluralityof m t S; P I m t e presence brackets rigidly attached to the under sideof two g lt esses.

of the Web of the rail .rail-supportin hin es v having short leavessecured to the %rack ets -T MEATS' at right angles to the web of the'rai1,=and long leaves. adapted to be secured to a fixed part of theframe in vertical position, and

Witnessesz v THOMAS G. Cox, J ARIES-,0. 'BR WN.

the connected hinge and maint'ein15

